Logbook, kept by Charles P. Seabury, comprised of four voyages. First voyage documents the America II (Ship) of New Bedford, mastered by Charles P. Seabury, on voyage from 2 April 1849 - 21 September 1849 to the Pacific for the gold rush. Second voyage documents the America II (Ship) of New Bedford, mastered by Charles P. Seabury, from 24 November 1849 - 22 January 1850 to the Pacific for the gold rush. Third voyage documents the America II (Ship) of New Bedford, mastered by Charles P. Seabury, on voyage from 23 February 1850 - 15 April 1850 to Boston. Fourth voyage documents the America II (Ship) of New Bedford, mastered by Charles P. Seabury from 15 September 1850 - 14 July 1851 to the South Atlantic and Pacific Oceans for whaling. Includes descriptions of types of whales seen or taken, punishment on board, ships spoken to, ship crushed by ice in Anadyr Sea and abandoned, and ship's crew on whaleboats saved by bark Harvest. Other places represented include Corvo Island, Flores Island, Brava, Mocha Island, Valparaiso, Hawaii Island, Maui, and Oahu. Repository also has microfilm of Log (Reel 270).

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